Glove



Oct. 3, 1933. K E JENSEN 1,929,385

GLOVE Original Filed Nov. 16. 1928 Patented oct. 3, *1933v 261,929,385 GLOVE Karl E. Jensen, Danville,AIll., assi'gnor, by mme. 15. Y

assignments, to Ervin F. Kemp, -Washington Application November 16, 1928, Serial VNo.r

319,779. Renewed February18, 1933 2 claims. (o1. z-isi) 1 5 heavy articles such as castings and the like.

In gloves of this general class it has been found that the greatest amount of Wear occurs through the palm of the glove and the adjacent finger stalls, and also at the index finger side of the glove. It is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved reinforcing member for strengthening the glove throughout these parts.

Another object of the invention is to provide a reinforcing means of this character which may be made of a single piece of material and is arranged to strengthen the palm of the glove, the base portion of each of the finger stalls as well as the crotches therebetween, and the side por- 26 tion of the glove adjacent the index finger stall.

Other objects and advantages will becomeapparent in the following description and from the accompanying drawing in which: n

Fig; 1 is a front view of the glove with the thumb A stall turned out of the way to show a preferred form of the invention.

Figure 2 is a side view looking' toward the left in Fig. 1.

While the invention is susceptible of various modifications and alternative constructions, I have shown in the drawing and will herein describe in detail the preferred embodiment, but it is to be understood that I do not thereby intend to limit the inventiontothe specific formV disclosed, but intend to cover all modifications and alternative constructions falling withinthe spirit and scope of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

In accomplishing the objects of the invention a reinforcing member or piece is provided which may be constructed as a blank and then affixed permanently to the glove. The reinforcing piece is arranged to strengthen those portions of the glove most likely to wear, namely, the palm portion of the glove, the base portions rof the finger stalls, the meeting point or crotch portions of the linger stalls and the palm, and the side portion of the glove adjacent the index finger stall and the palm, all of which portions lie Within a relatively small area of the front or gripping surface of the glove. In strengthening the glove, according to the present invention, the reinforcing piece is permanently secured in place overlying the palm and side edge of the glove, and

points.

- includes, as integral parts of the piece, afinger stall reinforcing flap for each finger stall, which extend outwardly from the palmtoward the ends of .the stalls and are secured thereto for reinforcing and protecting the stalls and crotches.4

Y VMore particularly described,the preferred em- 60 bodiment of the invention is shown as being applied to a commercially Well-known type vof glove, indicated at 5 which may include a cuff or gauntV let 6 secured thereto. A thumb stall 7 maybe of the butterfly or other preferred type, and, since v it forms no part kof the present invention, is not described in detail. 1

The preferred form of thev reinforcing member 10 in .this instance comprises a piece of leather or other suitable flexible, Wear-resisting material which is previously cutin the form of a blank having a large palm covering portion l11 cut away to nt about the thumb stall Y'7, a side flap 12 (Fig.A 2), and a series of end flapslS, 14, 15 and 16, Y formed by'narrowly slitting ornotching the patch '75- at points corresponding tothe Width of the various finger stalls. The patch as shown, is firmly and permanently rsecured to the rglove proper, preferably by means of staples 17 or Wire stitching, with the side flap 12 extending around the index finger side of the palm portion, and with each of the end aps 13, 14, 15 and 16 secured to Y the corresponding finger stall.

The end flaps 13, 14, 15 and 16 may be of any length desired but it has been found desirable to stop them short of the first finger joint in or-Y der not to impair the flexibility of the glove. The notches which separate the finger stall portions are preferably of such length that they permit free movement of each finger stall yet overlie and reinforce the crotch seams, thus materially increasing the strength at these relativelyv weak Preferably, the metallic staples or stitches are disposed, not only about the margins ofthe palm portion, end and side flaps, but also about the entire surface of the reinforcing patch, thus 4form- Y ing what may be termed an interrupted metallic surface. Moreover, since these metallic pieces do not interfere with the flexibility of the glove, the 2100 entire gripping surface may be provided with them to increase theV wearing'quality and durability of the' glove.

.reinforcing piece may be formed of asingle piece i va reinforcing member vadapted t be secured thereto, e comprising fa. piece of flexible material shaped to provide one part for covering the palm,

a. second part for. covering the gripping side ofM the index iinger stall and the palm, andotrherl 1 tecting covering throughout substantially the enflap-like parts for individually covering the portions of the finger stalls adjacent the palm and overlying the crotches therebetween, and means covering.

2. In an article of the character described, the combination of a hand protecting covering, including palm and nger portions and a reinforcing member formed ina single piece comprising a part arranged to cover the palm and to extend around the index nger' side thereof and a plu- 'ralityl of flaps extending from thepalrn covering part each adapted to overlie one'of the finger portions below the rst finger joint, and means or securing the reinforcing member to the Vprotire surface of the member.

KARL E. JENSEN.

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